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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1976-06-20 · Day game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 18670 · 3:01
Houston Astros defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 9–4. Houston Astros put up 5 in the 8th. Tom Griffin earned the win. Dave Parker went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 11 | |
| PIT | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
W: Tom Griffin L: Bob Moose SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Paul Runge · 1B: Nick Colosi · 2B: Ed Montague · 3B: Lee Weyer · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greg Gross | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Rob Andrews | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Bob Watson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jose Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ed Herrmann | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Enos Cabell | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Roger Metzger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Larry Dierker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ken Boswell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Griffin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wilbur Howard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Milbourne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Skip Jutze | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frank Taveras | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rennie Stennett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Oliver | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Stargell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Dave Parker | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Richie Zisk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Richie Hebner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Duffy Dyer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rick Langford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tommy Helms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Griffin | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
 Ken Forsch | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bruce Kison | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Langford | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
 Kent Tekulve | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Moose | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ramon Hernandez | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Greg Gross: 43
- Rob Andrews: 7
- Cesar Cedeno: 1
Bot 1
- Frank Taveras: T9
- Rennie Stennett: 43.3-H
- Al Oliver: 31
- Willie Stargell: 9
Top 2
- Bob Watson: T9
- Jose Cruz: PB.3-H
- Jose Cruz: 6
- Ed Herrmann: S1
- Enos Cabell: W.1-2
- Roger Metzger: 6
- Larry Dierker: K
Bot 2
- Dave Parker: HR/8
- Richie Zisk: 31
- Richie Hebner: 43
- Duffy Dyer: K
Top 3
- Greg Gross: 63
- Rob Andrews: 9
- Cesar Cedeno: K
Bot 3
- Rick Langford: D7
- Frank Taveras: S9.2-3
- Rennie Stennett: S7.3-H;1-2
- Al Oliver: 64(1)3/DP.2-3
- Willie Stargell: WP.3-H
- Willie Stargell: W
- Dave Parker: 4
Top 4
- Bob Watson: 7
- Jose Cruz: S9
- Ed Herrmann: S9.1-3
- Enos Cabell: S8.3-H;1-2
- Roger Metzger: S8.2-3;1-2
- Ken Boswell: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Greg Gross: 43.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Rob Andrews: 5/L
Bot 4
- Richie Zisk: K
- Richie Hebner: 53
- Duffy Dyer: 4
Top 5
- Cesar Cedeno: K
- Bob Watson: W
- Jose Cruz: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Rick Langford: K
- Frank Taveras: K
- Rennie Stennett: K
Top 6
- Ed Herrmann: K
- Enos Cabell: 63
- Roger Metzger: 43
Bot 6
- Al Oliver: 5
- Willie Stargell: W
- Dave Parker: SB2
- Dave Parker: K
- Richie Zisk: 8
Top 7
- Tom Griffin: W
- Greg Gross: W.1-2
- Rob Andrews: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Cesar Cedeno: 31.2-3;1-2
- Bob Watson: 63
Bot 7
- Richie Hebner: 7
- Duffy Dyer: 143
- Tommy Helms: 7
Top 8
- Jose Cruz: 5/FL
- Ed Herrmann: S7
- Enos Cabell: 14(1)/FO
- Roger Metzger: SB2
- Roger Metzger: IW
- Wilbur Howard: S7.2-H;1-2
- Greg Gross: W.2-3;1-2
- Rob Andrews: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Cesar Cedeno: IW
- Bob Watson: E5.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Jose Cruz: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Larry Milbourne: 43
Bot 8
- Frank Taveras: S4
- Rennie Stennett: 8
- Al Oliver: 7/L
- Willie Stargell: 7
Top 9
- Enos Cabell: 8
- Roger Metzger: W
- Skip Jutze: 9
- Greg Gross: S8.1-3
- Rob Andrews: 9
Bot 9
- Dave Parker: S8
- Richie Zisk: 8
- Richie Hebner: 7
- Duffy Dyer: K
Notes & reviews
- Manny Sanguillen struck by foul ball
- Bruce Kison struck on left arm